Last year we built three raised beds in our side yard...
Bed #1 has been active all winter. I planted artichoke, garlic, onions (yellow and red) and cauliflower last fall. The cauliflower never really looked ripe, it flowered but looked pretty sickly, so we never ate any. I pulled that out this past weekend and made room in the bed for carrots. I harvested the garlic on Saturday and replanted their row with radishes...I love when the seeds sprout! I can't wait!
Here is Bed #1...
My onions bolted...I don't know why...I planted them per the instructions...but they bolted...
Oh well, the flowers are pretty...and the onion bulbs can still be eaten (but not stored)...
My artichokes are pretty measly...I guess I will have to wait for next year...hopefully the chokes will be more robust in 2012...
This is Bed #2...It is planted with squash, pepper, basil and cilantro....and a bunch of watermelons (that are volunteers from last years plant)...
So far the squash is surviving...I sheltered them a bit this year behind a big lemon tree so the wind doesn't whip them around so much...
I am crossing my fingers (and toes) hoping to get some yummy yellow squash and zucchini!
This is a mild jalepeno...I am still holding out for getting some home grown pico de gallo!
And here are the watermelon volunteers...there are about 15 sproutlings...I'm gonna wait and see who looks the strongest and biggest and weed out the rest in a few weeks...
This is bed #3...corn, tomatoes and cucumbers...
I don't know how well the corn will do...I hear it is pretty tough to get sweet cobs with so few plants...but it should be fun to watch it grow...
Ahhh...tomatoes! I planted Sweet 100s and a Roma...and had to weed out (no joke) 30 seedlings that sprouted from last year...and they sprouted all over! In all three beds and the surrounding rocks! Tomatoes love Fairfield!
This is the lemon cucumber...the plant from last year did pretty good...so I have high hopes for this little cutie!
And this is called a Japanese Cucumber...so exciting to see a little cuc-bud!
My raspberry is doing well...but no flowers yet...
And late on Sunday I picked up a yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper, Black Beauty eggplant and a couple of Blue Hubbard squashes to fill in some empty pots in the garden...so many yummy veggies!
And one last picture...the only Dahlia that came back this year...she's lonely, but she's lovely!
Your garden looks awesome. I didn't plant anything this year...again. I am in such a funk.
ReplyDeleteI planted garlic years ago and my soil in that area still smells like garlic, does yours?